Here are our top picks for the most unique and beautiful places to visit in California.

Image: California Beaches

The Mountain is a large, colorful sculpture located in Nevada City, California. The mountain stands 50 feet high.

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These trees are approx. 258 feet tall. They are a must-see for anyone interested in the natural world.

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The Mineral and Mining Museum is home to a collection of rare minerals, fossils, and gemstones from around the world.

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The Kinetic Race is a competition of human-powered, eccentric sculptures that traverse land, sea, and mud.

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Cabazon Dinosaurs is located at 50770 Seminole Dr., Cabazon, CA 92230, United States.

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The attraction consists of two giant fiberglass dinosaurs, a Tyrannosaurus rex and an Apatosaurus, created in the 1960s by artist and sculptor Claude K. Bell.

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Here are our top picks for the most unique and beautiful places to visit in California.

The Mountain is a large, colorful sculpture located in Nevada City, California. The mountain stands 50 feet high.

Salvation Mountain

These trees are approx. 258 feet tall. They are a must-see for anyone interested in the natural world.

Muir Woods National Monument

The Mineral and Mining Museum is home to a collection of rare minerals, fossils, and gemstones from around the world.

California State Mining & Mineral Museum

The Kinetic Race is a competition of human-powered, eccentric sculptures that traverse land, sea, and mud.

Kinetic Grand Championship

Cabazon Dinosaurs is located at 50770 Seminole Dr., Cabazon, CA 92230, United States.

Cabazon Dinosaurs

The attraction consists of two giant fiberglass dinosaurs, a Tyrannosaurus rex and an Apatosaurus, created in the 1960s by artist and sculptor Claude K. Bell.